Hypnerotomachia Poliphili : ubi humana omnia non nisi somnium esse docet atque obiter plurima scitu sane quam digna commemorat

by: Colonna, Francesco, -1527; Alberti, Leon Battista, 1404-1472; Colonna, Francesco, approximately 1453-1517; Guidobaldo, da Montefeltro, Duke of Urbino, 1472-1508; Scytha, Johannes Baptista; Maro, Andreas, active 15th century-16th century; Manuzio, Aldo, 1449 or 1450-1515, printer; Crasso, Leonardo, publisher; Gottschalk, Paul, 1880-, former owner.

Publication date: 1499

Topics: Architectural writing

Publisher: Venetiis : Mense decembri.M.ID. in aedibus Aldi Manutii, accuratissime

Collection: bplscinc; bostonpubliclibrary; americana

Digitizing sponsor: Boston Public Library

Contributor: Boston Public Library

Language: Italian; Latin; Arabic; Greek; Hebrew

The initial letters of successive chapters in this work form an acrostic that includes the author's name: Poliam frater Franciscus Columna permauit.

Imprint derived from colophon on F3: Venetiis in aedibus Aldi Manutii, accuratissime, mense decembri M.ID.

Signatures: pi⁴ a-y⁸ z¹⁰ A-E⁸ F⁴.

Super-chancery folio; b2 (i.e. fol. 14) recto: 39 lines, 225 x 134 mm; types: 115R, 114Gk, 82R (first title, errata, matter (mostly massed capitals) in gatherings q, r, and elsewhere), 84Gk (errata), Hebrew type on b8 recto-verso; 172 woodcut illustrations; woodcut initials.

Catalogue of books printed in the XVth century now in the British Museum, V, 561

Goff, F.R. Incunabula in American libraries, C767

Incunabula short title catalogue, ic00767000

COPY NOTE: Boston Public Library (Rare Books Department) copy Q.401.22 FOLIO: letters "AM" at end of line 5 on second title page (a1 recto) corrected. Leaf dimensions: 318 x 208 mm.

PROVENANCE: Boston Public Library (Rare Books Department) copy Q.401.22 FOLIO possibly the Fugger copy. Purchased from Paul Gottschalk in May, 1938.

BINDING: Boston Public Library (Rare Books Department) copy Q.401.22 FOLIO bound in early brown sheepskin double-paneled in blind and gilt. Gilt floral centerpieces. Spine rolled in blind diaper pattern. Hinges reinforced. All text block edges stained black and mottled. Housed in a light brown cloth box with spine title stamped in gilt.